Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army (Australia)

Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army (RSM-A) is the most senior Warrant Officer in the Australian Army. It is a singular appointment – it is only held by one person at any time. RSM-A holds the unique rank of Warrant Officer (WO) which is senior to Warrant Officer Class One. The special insignia for the RSM-A is the Australian coat of arms with a wreath around it. The twelfth and current Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army is Kim Felmingham.^[1]

Regimental Sergeant Major of the Australian Army (RSM-A)
Incumbent Kim Felmingham since 1 July 2022
Style	Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army (Warrant Officer)
Inaugural holder	Wally Thompson

Based on the United States Army practice of appointing a Sergeant Major of the Army,^{[citation needed]} the RSM-A is responsible to the Chief of Army (CA).

The appointment is the equivalent of the Warrant Officer of the Navy (WO-N) in the Royal Australian Navy, and the Warrant Officer of the Air Force (WOFF-AF) in the Royal Australian Air Force.

The post was created by the then Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Sir Phillip Bennett.

Appointees

#	Name	Term began	Term ended	Notes
1	Wally Thompson OAM	January 1983	January 1987	[2][3]
2	Kevin (Lofty) Wendt OAM, BEM	January 1987	December 1990	[4][5]
3	Peter Prewett CSC, OAM	January 1991	December 1993	[4]
4	Arthur Francis CSC, OAM	December 1993	December 1996	[4]
5	Peter Rosemond CSC, OAM	December 1996	March 2001
6	Brian Boughton CSC, OAM	March 2001	19 December 2003	[6][7]
7	Kevin Woods CSC, OAM	19 December 2003	29 February 2008	[6]
8	Stephen Ward OAM	29 February 2008	4 October 2011
9	Dave Ashley AM	4 October 2011	9 July 2015
10	Donald Spinks AM	9 July 2015	2 July 2018	[8]
11	Grant McFarlane AM	2 July 2018	1 July 2022
12	Kim Felmingham NSC OAM	1 July 2022	Incumbent

See also

• Sergeant Major of the Army
• Army Sergeant Major
• Sergeant Major of the Army (Denmark)
• Sergeant Major of the Army (South Africa)